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All issues Volume 14 / No 3 (2013) Mechanics & Industry, 14 3 (2013) 175-189 References
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Mechanics & Industry
Volume 14, Number 3, 2013
Page(s) 175 - 189
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/meca/2013045
Published online 04 June 2013
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